We Methodists love to eat! We have a pass-dish brunch after church the second Sunday of the month. Article by Joyce L. Wiedrich 04-25-2024 This Sunday we looked back on God’s Creation. Pastor Jeannine asked the kids if God needs our help caring for his creation. They told her that one of God’s special creations was them! They discussed recycling, growing plants, and picking up trash to help our environment. Welcome back to more Snowbirds- the Hunt’s, Jean Morehouse, and Skip and Sherl! Pastor Jeannine looked at how we can nurture God’s creations- for example, our garden, and each other. Worshiping others is a model for the worship of God. We live in an amazing place. Our environment is our responsibility. We need to consume responsibly and encourage recycling. God’s message began with Genesis. Our scripture today was Genesis 1: 28-31. Don’t forget Bible Study, Mondays at noon! People are welcome to join in! Another reminder is that if you have youngsters or grandchildren interested in Summer camp at Casowasco, we have registration forms you can fill out. It is a great opportunity for summer camp for kids, and there are several themed camps available to choose from. As soon as things dry up a bit we will be once again doing road clean-up on our stretch of 54-a, likely early May- one of our missions to help the environment! Date will be chosen soon. Spring is coming. So wonderful to see the daffodils and flowering trees popping open. And soon even more of our snowbirds will be returning to our fold.

Cathy Albertson Green came to church ready for the total solar eclipse! Let the sun shine! Article by Joyce L. Wiedrich 04-18-2024 Pastor Jeannine’s message this past Sunday was on creativity, based on the scripture from Psalm 104, read by Helen Schillinger. Pastor Jeannine looked at the creativity of artists, using and re-creating colors. God‘s creativity is huge, and abilities that he gave us to use our talents are never-ending. Psalm 104 gives praise for creation. To be creative, we need to stop and smell the roses, consider small things like bugs, butterflies and sand. We need to breathe in and out and touch and feel God‘s objects. We need to re-capture the wow factors of amazement for all of God’s s creations. We need to watch a sunset, watch an eclipse, go to a museum or a concert, take a hike or a long drive and glorify in nature. At all these moments we can listen for God and appreciate what he has made for us. Pastor Jeannine looked at her own talents. She wants to learn more about quilting, having recently made one basic quilt. Scrapbook materials she bought years ago are waiting for resurgence, in her attic. She feels she has not had or used a lot of creative blood in those endeavors, but feels God gave her talents for communication, despite being utterly fearful of public speaking earlier in her life. We so appreciate her speaking talents today, as she uses them in her pastoring abilities for and with us at BPUMC. We are invited on April 26 and 27th to the Dresden United Methodist Church bazaar and luncheon. The church folks have been using their talents to showcase their creations. More of our snowbirds are returning- the Hunt’s will be back this week! Happy Spring!